Old Style Diary Archive - APR 06

LearningToSave.

VickyA.........i hope your grandpa is ok hun (((((((((())))))))))))).

morning all...............well afternoon i suppose!!!
today im recovering from my weekend and being quite un-os.

friday i met up with a friend and we went out for the night then had a £10 room each in travelodge(bliss!!-no kids to wake up too....shower in peace),then met up for breakfast before going our seperate ways.had an absolutely fab time!!
then yesterday i got home,did few jobs then car boot sale(got some fab clothes bargains for just 25p each!!),then my parents came over to babysit and i went out for a meal with DH then onto our friends engagement party.another fantastic night but drank and ate far too much,got in at 2am!! much to DH's disgust though i was up at 6.30 with our DD's yet i feel absolutely fine whilst he is hanging :rotfl:

edited to say.....FREY!!!!!! huge hugs and welcome backs to you,have been wondering how you were getting on-lovely to hear from you.

FUNKYFAIRY......say yesterdays post~(i think) and im soooooooo glad you enjoyed the holiday hun,very well deserved.

P_P......glad DD enjoyed her party told ya it would be fab!!

QUEENIE....glad you got a doctors appointment in the end.

off to mooch around MSE and find out whats been happening since i last managed to get on on thursday night.....isnt it amazing how much you miss when you are away for a short time!! there are about 3/4 pages of threads to catch up on!!

Ticklemouse

Afternoon everyone :wave:

Well, it's raining and dull here in Ticklemouse-land, but hey, who cares

VickyA - so sorry to hear about your Grandpa - sending positive thoughts to help him get better. I know from my grandma, that dehydration does make them so poorly and act very strange.

PP - glad DD had a fab party. Loved the pics

Well, I went shopping with a friend yesterday and went to an outlet centre. Maybe we were at the same one Nelski? I didn't see any wally trollies or saftey-pin wearers, or anyone with red eyes and blue hair for that matter :rotfl: I must have saved loads, because I bought 2 pairs of 'proper' trousers, 2 jumpers, 1 blouse, 3 tops, 3 handbags and some choccies and a shirt for Mr TM. Think I spent just over £100, but there were some fab discounts I now have some real clothes that fit me and look kinda fashionale Will be decluttering my (very small) wardrobe of all the 10 year old t-shirts later today!

Have hung some washing on rads and put another load on. Will do some ironing later and have a think about what's for tea. Nothing fancy I don't think. Need to make some lunch soon - soup and/or sandwiches.

Have my nephew here ATM - so lots of hilarity coming from downstairs - will go and make BIL a cuppa too. BIL is taking our 'old'car away to borrow - on the understanding he fixes the brakes then it's fine to part-ex when/if my mum gets a little runaround of her own.

Ok - must go and look at my handbags - never been a 'bag' girl before IYKWIM May even hunt out that recipe for banana muffins - was it from the recipe index Racy?

Hope you all have a good and restful sunday. (((hugs))) to those in need. About to be invaded by small over excited boys with toy guns now Must dash....

TM xxx

Nelski

oh my goodness thats soo spokey TM - I bought a couple of handbags, choccys (dont we just love Cadbury outlet shops!!) a lovely shirt, a pair of trews and a couple of lovely summery t shirts. I didnt have my walley trolley with me basically because - I havent got one!! (I did have red eyes though but nothing new there !!)

LTS sounded like a great night - how do you do that avoiding hangovers thing?

Vicky a - sorry to hear your news hope he gets well real soon

Well as planned im having a lovely lazy sunday. I do have 2 new micorfibre cloths to try out at some point based on all your recommendations but im struggling getting my head around not having to spray loads of chemicals on first! I think i might have a go with my windows which are looking a bit manky:o

pp hope it goes ok at the hospital tomorrow (((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))

have a great sunday everyone xxxx

LearningToSave.

Nelski wrote:

LTS sounded like a great night - how do you do that avoiding hangovers thing?

i have no idea but i hope it keeps happening!!!!!

RacyRed

Hello all,

Having a bit of a break and a browse and say the questions about the Banana muffins. I used Kirstyreanne's recipe HERE and did my usual subsitute sweetner for the sugar. I used a muffin tin and paper liners as it was the first time out for this particular muffin tin, but I think it will be ok lightly greased infuture (got it inthe Tesco sale). There is one muffin left and it is under heavy guard :rotfl:

As breakfast is a *must* for me but I don't always have time to eat at home I'm planning to try out some low GI muffin recipes to try to come up with something healthy and tasty theat I can take to work with me.

Queenie, I am sure everyone appreciates your generosity and kindness. Sometimes it is easy to get so focused on helping we don't always realise when we are giving someone more advice than is needed or welcome. I am sure we will all put the last few days behind us and get back to what we all do best, supporting each other.

Have lovely sundays everyone.

I heard a rumour about an outlet centre being cleaned out by a couple of manic shoppers yesterday.... You lucky ladies!

Hmm, now to go explain to OH that the 16 handbags in my wardrobe are fine, but now I really, really, really have to have a new one (yes, I do use them all and no, not for beating OH into submission with :rotfl: )

frizz_head

RacyRed wrote:

Queenie, I am sure everyone appreciates your generosity and kindness. Sometimes it is easy to get so focused on helping we don't always realise when we are giving someone more advice than is needed or welcome. I am sure we will all put the last few days behind us and get back to what we all do best, supporting each other.

How are comments like these helping?

Nelski

RacyRed wrote:

Hello all,

Hmm, now to go explain to OH that the 16 handbags in my wardrobe are fine, but now I really, really, really have to have a new one (yes, I do use them all and no, not for beating OH into submission with :rotfl: )

Only 16?? pah you're an amateur:D

elona

Queenie

Big Hug and thanks for all the help you offer!

All the breakfast muffins have disappeared and I have now sold 12 books in 4 days at Amazon!

Some of the books are very heavy so may cost me more to post than I have earned, but as I am new to this and still learning -I cannot really complain.

Dinner will be chicken in lemon and garlic with new potatoes, carrots, caulie and cabbage with cheese sauce.

May try to bake a fruit lattice if I feel brave!

Maisie

Queenie.
I don't know what's been said as have been busy elsewhere.....( hospital.)

I can only say you have been most kind to me with your inspiring posts.

You have a lot of friends on here and I'm thinking of you and send a big hug.

Have a fun weekend with those lovely boys of yours and I look forward to seeing your helpful posts on 0/S and elsewhere.

Luv Maisie

Nelski

elona wrote:

Some of the books are very heavy so may cost me more to post than I have earned, but as I am new to this and still learning -I cannot really complain.

Well done elona Apprentice Tycoon used to sell lots on amazon - here the thread she did to offer advice sorry if youve already seen it

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=180225&highlight=amazon